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Russia Launches Massive Barrage on Ukraine, U.S.-Linked Factory Hit as NATO Scrambles Jets

Kyiv seeks firm security guarantees within days to pave the way for possible leader-level talks.

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Firefighters work at the site of the Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Sknyliv on the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Roman Baluk
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after meeting with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.
A police officer sets up a police tape, after an unidentified object fell and exploded in a cornfield overnight, according to Polish authorities, in the village of Osiny, eastern Poland. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Overview

  • Ukraine reported 574 drones and 40 missiles launched overnight, with most intercepted but strikes recorded across multiple regions and at least one death confirmed in the west.
  • Officials said a missile struck a major American electronics manufacturer in Mukachevo, causing injuries and serious damage to what Kyiv described as a fully civilian facility.
  • German Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled from Romania to monitor activity near the Danube border as allied air policing intensified during the attacks.
  • Poland said a Russian-made drone crashed in a field near Osiny, called it a provocation, and prepared a formal protest after windows were shattered though no injuries were reported.
  • Strikes damaged energy and port infrastructure including the Izmail area of Odesa, and a separate drone attack in Okhtyrka, Sumy, wounded 14 people including three young children.